Black sheep = member of a family or group who is not so respectable as others
Blue collar = of jobs of semi skilled or unskilled industrial workers
Bobby = police officer
Capital punishment = death penalty
Dead wood = people who become unnecessary in an organisation
Dutch courage = courage resulting from drinking alcohol
Euthanasia = mercy killing
Fly-by-night = a financially irresponsible person
French leave = leaving work without permission
Ghost writer = the real author of books that bear the name of some one else
God's acre = a burial ground
Golden handshake = payment made to induce an employee to retire early
Golden wedding = a 50th wedding anniversary
John bull = englishman, english nation
Pell-mell = in a confused way
Pink collar = jobs like that of a secretary or a sales clerk
Silver wedding = a 25th wedding anniversary
Teetotaller = one who doesnt take alcoholic drinks
White collor = of clerical;professional jobs,not essentially manual
White elephant = something which is of little use,but maintained at much expense
Yellow metal = gold
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